J283 Video Reporting and Storytelling-Section 2
Monday: Lower News Room Thursday: Upper News Room
Read MoreJ298: Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information This class will survey the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, state public records laws, access to state and federal court records (with emphasis on understanding and opposing the sealing for court records) and emphasize the making of requests and obtaining access. We’ll also study major court decisions granting and limiting access, learn…
Read MoreJ219 – Sports Reporting
Classes meet: 4/6; 4/13; 4/20; 4/27 and 5/4 This is a five-week mini course that covers how to report sports news. It may include game stories, but our primary interest in this class will center more on sports features, and generally presenting sports stories in a way that is accessible to a wider audience. This…
Read MoreJ219 – Reporting On the Digital Revolution in Plain English
This is a 5 week course: 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 and 3/5 Reporting On the Digital Revolution in Plain English (Course Description) Every beat now has stories that touch on technological change. This course will help journalists cut through the marketing jargon and uncover the real stories about how technology is having an impact our…
Read MoreJ219 Associate Producer
This is a four week course: January 23, January 30th, February 7th and February 14th The Associate Producer is a crucial job in any documentary and long-form video production. The AP is called upon to fulfill a wide range of duties: reporting, logistical planning, budget management, archival acquisition, organizing deliverables, and managing personalities—and each one has…
Read MoreJ298 – Gender and Journalism
J298 Story Structures
In this class, we’ll learn about story architecture – how to craft your material to give it tone, meaning and style, and how to choose a structure that best matches your materials, reporting constraints and artistic intentions. In our 15 weeks together, we’ll examine 13 commonly-used structures to understand how they are constructed and what…
Read MoreDocumentary on deadly Navy helicopter by alums Zachary Stauffer and Jason Paladino to premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival
Nearly five years after a Berkeley Journalism graduate student began reporting on a deadly Navy helicopter crash, his work has led to the first feature documentary film from UC Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program. “Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn?” follows the death of a pilot concerned about the safety of his aircraft to reveal larger…
Read MoreJ285 Longform Video Reporting and Storytelling
The course is a two-semester, second-year production seminar in which students develop, produce and direct work that comprises their Master’s Projects in TV reporting or video storytelling. The primary emphasis is on production of rigorously reported stories of high editorial and technical quality, intended for multi-platform distribution. Students hone their visual storytelling skills by crafting…
Read MoreJ283 Video Reporting and Storytelling – Section 1
J283 serves as Advanced Video Reporting and Storytelling across platforms. Students gain proficiency in reporting, writing, producing and digital shooting and editing. It is a production laboratory course where students report and produce breaking news and news feature stories. In the second half of the semester, students produce longer form video stories, several of which…
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